🌡️ HIC Harold Import Large Easy-Read Face Stainless Steel Oven Thermometer - 2.5-Inch Review

This thermometer doesn't work, hasn't worked since I received it. It reads 100 degrees and stays there without moving. You can pour cold water on it or put it in hot water and it will never move 100 degrees. I cannot recommend this clinical thermometer.

Two weeks ago I took it out of the box and put it in a box. I just took it out for the first time, and the mercury has already separated! I boiled a pot of water with it and it didn't reach 212 degrees. The deviation is about 5 degrees! Very disappointed after reading the reviews.

I purchased this product in March 2018 and have used it about half a dozen times. During this time, after washing, the numbers inside the thermometer were washed off (the inner part is not removed, but water and soap penetrate) and the scale reading is impossible. I ordered another thermometer not from this brand to replace it.

I purchased this item and started using it to make peanuts brittle, I made about 10 batches and the brittleness was like it was boiled soft and then I have I checked with another thermometer, I had to go up to about 280 degrees on this thermometer and up to 250 degrees on the other thermometer, then up to 325 degrees. On this thermometer to get 300, on the other to get a hard crack, needless to say I had 10 batches of tough brittle peanuts too it evaporated inside

The thermometer appears to be working properly but the reason I chose this particular thermometer is because the description says it is washable. As I was replacing my old thermometer that stopped working after thorough hand washing, this was important to me. Unfortunately the cleaning instructions on receipt said it should only be cleaned with a damp cloth, even though the other part of the description says hand wash in warm soapy water!

I needed a candy thermometer. This product is way better than grocery store stock. It has a strong frame that protects the glass. What I didn't take into account was its size. It's long so I had to hold it rather than tape it to the side of the pot while I stirred the caramel for 18 minutes. The bottom should not touch the bottom of the pot. So if you're making candy, you can make a double batch so they're high enough in the pot to use a clamp. The directions say to wipe with a cloth after use,